Unit 2: Exploration and Colonization

Family Letter

Weekly Reader: Following the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Weekly Reader: Who Was the First in Flight?
Weekly Reader: Theodor Seuss Geisel
Weekly Reader: The Struggle for Equality

Chapter 2: Exploring Illinois
Part 1: Early Exploration
Part 2: The French and British in Illinois
Vocabulary: colony, missionary, mission, voyageur, government, ally, treaty

Chapter 3: Conflict in Illinois
Part 1: Controlling the Land
Part 2: American Revolution
Vocabulary: rebellion, siege, proclamation, cause, effect, tax, boycott, independence, constitution


Show with Chapter 2, lesson 2, pg 46. FRENCH & INDIAN WAR
French & Indian War…brain pop



Show with Chapter 3, lesson 2. LIBERTYS KIDS (Boston Tea Party-part 1)

LIBERTYS KIDS (Boston Tea Party-part 2)